Title :
Fuel cells for mobile electric power
Author :
Taschek, Walter G. ; Starkovich, Edward G. ; Jacobs, Richard
Author_Institution :
Dev. & Eng. Center, Belvoir Res., Fort Belvoir, VA, USA
Abstract :
Mobile electric power (MEP) requirements for the US Army range from one kW to 750 kW. Gasoline fuelled sets, once plentiful at lower ratings, are being phased out. The Department of Defense´s (DOD) policy is that all generator sets shall utilize logistic JP-8 or diesel fuel. If a fuel cell is considered for MEP, operation on these fuels is a must. Considerable past work on logistic fuel processors has been carried out. Partial oxidation, thermal catalytic cracking, steam reforming, autothermal reforming and variations of the above were pursued. A review of these processes and their interaction with various fuel cells is discussed.<>
Keywords :
electric generators; fuel; fuel cell power plants; fuel cells; mobile power plants; 1 to 750 kW; JP-8 fuel; US Army; autothermal reforming; diesel fuel; fuel cell; generator sets; logistic fuel processors; mobile electric power; partial oxidation; steam reforming; thermal catalytic cracking; Fuel cells; Hydrogen; Jacobian matrices; Logistics; Oxidation; Petroleum; Power engineering and energy; Power generation; Temperature; US Department of Defense;
Conference_Titel :
Battery Conference on Applications and Advances, 1994., Proceedings of the Ninth Annual
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1795-5
DOI :
10.1109/BCAA.1994.283619
